Turkey vs Vietnam: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Turkey
100.94 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
122.08 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey rank
66th
Vietnam rank
63rd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Turkey
  • Vietnam
0255075100125196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 122.08 people per square kilometre against 100.94 people per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 21.14 people per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Turkey ranks 66th and Vietnam ranks 63rd of 215 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 10.94 people per square kilometre 20.51 people per square kilometre 9.57 people per square kilometre Vietnam
1970s 18.43 people per square kilometre 28.62 people per square kilometre 10.19 people per square kilometre Vietnam
1980s 29.42 people per square kilometre 34.2 people per square kilometre 4.78 people per square kilometre Vietnam
1990s 42.98 people per square kilometre 46.74 people per square kilometre 3.77 people per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 56.58 people per square kilometre 70.76 people per square kilometre 14.18 people per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 84.36 people per square kilometre 95.2 people per square kilometre 10.85 people per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 100.4 people per square kilometre 117.13 people per square kilometre 16.73 people per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Turkey or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 122.08 people per square kilometre against 100.94 people per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Turkey and Vietnam?
21.14 people per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Turkey and Vietnam rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Turkey ranks 66th and Vietnam ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.